Property Taxes and Tax Rate

The municipal services you enjoy (snow removal, sports and recreation, water treatment, garbage, compost and recycling pickup, etc.) are largely financed by property tax revenues. It is through this tax that owners share the cost of municipal services. It is calculated in proportion to the real value of each property, which is listed in the assessment roll.

As allowed by the Act Respecting Municipal Taxation, the tax bill is based on a varied rate taxation regime that sets a different tax rate for each category of property (“immovable”):

• Fewer than 6 dwellings (residual category)
• 6 or more dwellings
• Non-residential (primarily commercial)
• Industrial
• Serviced vacant land
• Agricultural

• Property taxes for 2020

  Property taxes finance services that are not subject to a tax or specific tariff. All property taxes are calculated on the basis of the value of the property (building and land); the stated rate is per $100 of assessment.

  Category

  	Residual (residential 1 to 5 dwellings)	6 or more dwellings	Non-residential (commercial)	Industrial	Serviced vacant land	Agricultural
  Rate per $100 of assessment	0,9334	1,173	2,1512	2,1624	1,8668	0,9334

  Reminder

  If the value of your home increases when the roll is deposited, your tax bill does not increase by that same amount. The tax rate takes into consideration the services offered by the city and all property assessments, not just the increase in the assessment of your home.

  Fixed rates (per dwelling unit)	Residual (residential, 1 to 5 dwellings)	6 or more dwellings	Non-residential (commercial)*	Industrial	Serviced vacant land	Agricultural
  Garbage collection	$106	n/a	$106 or n/a	n/a	n/a	$106
  Bulky items	n/a	$11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
  Recycling	$77	$77	$77 or n/a	n/a	n/a	$77
  Composting	$60	$60	$60 or n/a	n/a	n/a	$60
  Régie Beau-Château	$87	$87	$87 or n/a	n/a	n/a	$87
  Drinking water	$253	$253	$253 or n/a	n/a	n/a	$253
  Water treatment	$322	$322	$322 or n/a	n/a	n/a	$322
  Pool	$35	$35	$35 or n/a	n/a	n/a	$35

  * Rate based on the percentage of the building’s non-residential use. 

  Local distributions

  Local or sectoral distribution taxes are used to repay loans contracted by the municipality to pay for new municipal infrastructures such as sewers, waterworks, paving and street lighting.

  The amount of sectoral tax presented on the municipal tax bill is the sum of all loans that affect your property. It is important to bear in mind that sectoral taxes within the city vary, since the new infrastructures were not all built at the same time.

  Régie Beau-Château Tariff

  The tax bill for 2020 includes a special $87 tax for the Régie Beau-Château, which operates the Sportplex (located at 195 Boulevard Brisebois in Châteauguay) and the Outdoor aquatic complex (located in Beauharnois).

  Pool tariff

  Since January 1, 2015, a tariff of $35 per pool has been imposed on all pool owners to cover part of the cost of the drinking water supply. This amount is payable with no pro rata for the number of days in the year.